You can smell the history in her hull — iron, oil, and a touch of varnished mahogany. Once the hardest-working tug on the West Coast, Hercules was never built to be beautiful, but beauty is often found in purpose. And this 151-foot icon is overflowing with it. A Beast Born to Work Hercules was born in Camden, New Jersey, crafted by John H. Dialogue & Sons — think of it as the Rolls-Royce of American tugboat builders.